New Players in the Indian Cricket Team
印度板球隊的新球員
Introduction
The Indian cricket team has new players. Some old players are not in the team now.
印度板球隊迎來了新球員，而部分舊球員目前不在隊中。
Main Body
Sanju Samson is not in the team. His old coach is sad. He says Sanju played very well in the World Cup. He thinks the team leaders are not fair to Sanju.
Sanju Samson 不在隊中。他的前總教練感到很遺憾。他表示 Sanju 在世界盃表現非常出色。他認為隊長對 Sanju 不公平。
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is only 15 years old. He is now in the team. He hits the ball hard. But he has problems with fast balls. Jofra Archer gets him out many times.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 僅 15 歲。他現在已進入隊伍。他擊球力量強大。但在面對快球時有困難。Jofra Archer 多次將他擊出局。
Mike Atherton says the English pitches are hard. The IPL pitches are easy. Vaibhav needs more time to learn. Some people think he is too young for this team.
Mike Atherton 表示英國的球場較硬，而 IPL 的球場則較容易。Vaibhav 需要更多時間學習。有些人認為他年紀太小，不適合這支球隊。
Conclusion
The team is changing. They want young players, but they lose experienced players.
球隊正在改變。他們想要年輕球員，但卻失去了經驗豐富的球員。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'State of Being' (Is / Are)
In this story, we see how to describe people and things using is and are. This is the first step to reaching A2 English.
1. One Person (Singular) → use 'is'
- Sanju Samson is not in the team.
- Vaibhav is 15 years old.
- The pitch is hard.
2. More than one / Group (Plural) → use 'are'
- The players are new.
- The leaders are not fair.
- Pitches are easy.
⚡ Simple Contrasts
Look at how the text uses But to change the direction of a sentence. It connects a 'good' thing with a 'bad' thing:
"He hits the ball hard. But he has problems with fast balls."
Pattern: [Positive Statement] But [Negative Statement].